ROANOKE, TX, USA
N5753L
AMERICAN AA-1
THE PILOT TOOK OFF DURING DARKNESS ON AN EARLY MORNING FLT & ARRIVED AT THE DESTN ARPT PRIOR TO SUNRISE. HE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE RWY LIGHTS, BUT SINCE THE GROUND FEATURES COULD BE SEEN, HE ELECTED TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ALONGSIDE THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A DITCH, THEN NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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